TC Energy Corp. sees Yucatán Peninsula demand and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as possible catalysts for expanding its natural gas network in Mexico, said TC’s Stan Chapman, president of U.S. and Mexico natural gas pipelines.

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During TC’s May 7 conference call to discuss first quarter earnings, Chapman said the firm’s primary focus in Mexico is getting the Villa de Reyes pipeline built and in-service by the end of 2021, which is “consistent with our prior guidance. At the same point in time we’re still hopeful that along that same timeline we’ll have a revised right-of-way path to start construction again on the Tuxpan-Tula line and get that in service again two years or so after we start construction.” 

Construction of the bidirectional, 886 MMcf/d Villa...